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Even though the destroyer has destroyed Judah,
the LORD will restore its honor.
Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches,
but he will restore its splendor.
the LORD will restore its honor.
Israel’s vine has been stripped of branches,
but he will restore its splendor.
For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and ruined their branches.
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and ruined their branches.
The shield of his mighty men is red;
his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
on the day he musters them;
the cypress spears are brandished.
his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
on the day he musters them;
the cypress spears are brandished.
The chariots race recklessly along the streets
and rush wildly through the squares.
They flash like firelight
and move as swiftly as lightning.
and rush wildly through the squares.
They flash like firelight
and move as swiftly as lightning.
The chariots race madly through the streets;
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.
The king shouts to his officers;
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
they stumble in their haste,
rushing to the walls to set up their defenses.
The river gates have been torn open!
The palace is about to collapse!
The palace is about to collapse!
The river gates are opened;
the palace melts away;
the palace melts away;
Nineveh’s exile has been decreed,
and all the servant girls mourn its capture.
They moan like doves
and beat their breasts in sorrow.
and all the servant girls mourn its capture.
They moan like doves
and beat their breasts in sorrow.
Nineveh is like a leaking water reservoir!
The people are slipping away.
“Stop, stop!” someone shouts,
but no one even looks back.
The people are slipping away.
“Stop, stop!” someone shouts,
but no one even looks back.
Loot the silver!
Plunder the gold!
There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures —
its vast, uncounted wealth.
Plunder the gold!
There’s no end to Nineveh’s treasures —
its vast, uncounted wealth.
Plunder the silver,
plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
or of the wealth of all precious things.
plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
or of the wealth of all precious things.
Soon the city is plundered, empty, and ruined.
Hearts melt and knees shake.
The people stand aghast,
their faces pale and trembling.
Hearts melt and knees shake.
The people stand aghast,
their faces pale and trembling.
Desolate! Desolation and ruin!
Hearts melt and knees tremble;
anguish is in all loins;
all faces grow pale!
Hearts melt and knees tremble;
anguish is in all loins;
all faces grow pale!
Where now is that great Nineveh,
that den filled with young lions?
It was a place where people — like lions and their cubs —
walked freely and without fear.
that den filled with young lions?
It was a place where people — like lions and their cubs —
walked freely and without fear.
Where is the lions’ den,
the feeding place of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with none to disturb?
the feeding place of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with none to disturb?
The lion tore up meat for his cubs
and strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his den with prey,
his caverns with his plunder.
and strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his den with prey,
his caverns with his plunder.
The lion tore enough for his cubs
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.